Waitrose reports boom in gin sales, as craft and artisan styles increase
Waitrose has seen a surge of gin sales, up 7% on the same time last year, boosted by the growing interest in new styles.
Read more...Waitrose has seen a surge of gin sales, up 7% on the same time last year, boosted by the growing interest in new styles.
Read more...Scotch whisky distilleries are attracting record numbers of visitors with over 1.5m people visiting Scotland last year generating more than £50m at distilleries.
Read more...UK consumer confidence, which rose for the fifth consecutive quarter, hit the highest level in nine years according to Nielsen's most recent figures.
Read more...Drinkaware, the alcohol education charity, found that 3.4m middle aged drinkers are "regularly drinking about the lower risk limits despite many recognising the potential health arms" according to a new report.
Read more...Copestick Murray reported turnover up 15% to £23.6m in 2014 on the strength of its leading wine and Prosecco brands, 'iHeart' wine and Mionetto.
Read more...Alastair Maling MW, the general manager winemaking at Villa Maria is set to leave the New Zealand winery at the end of June to join Foley Family Wine.
Read more...Hampshire wine producer Hambledon Vineyard has secured its £2.75m crowdfunding target and has raised the investment opportunity to £3.5m.
Read more...More than 8,000 people took part in this year's London Wine Week, which saw a series of tasting events and pop-up bars help across the capital last week.
Read more...English wine producers are calling for a new promotional body to represent producers and growers amid swelling consumer interest.
Read more...Tesco has appointed Diageo's former lawyer David Berry as its first UK legal director, according to legal publication, The Lawyer.
Read more...A trial research vineyard is being established at the East Malling Research centre in Kent which aims to boost productivity and margins within the English wine industry.
Read more...English Wine Week kicked off this week on the bank holiday as vineyards, high street retailers, and independent merchants opened up to promote the burgeoning English wine industry.
Read more...London on-trade operator CG Restaurants and Bars is set to open a new site for its Dirty Martini bar chain in Islington next month.
Read more...English wine producer Gusbourne Estate is looking to raise more than £3.57m to invest in its winery and brand.
Read more...Online wine retailer The New Zealand Cellar is set to open its first retail shop in London this week, which has been funded entirely through crowd-funding.
Read more...Diageo is rolling out new packaging for Smirnoff following the launch of its £4.5m "We're Open' campaign across Europe earlier this month.
Read more...There's still time to enter Wines from Rioja campaign for independent retailers, which runs throughout October.
Read more...Liberty Wines has boosted its New Zealand portfolio after signing up wine producer Akarua.
Read more...A Romanian wine supplier that has increased UK exports tenfold in the past five years predicts a golden dawn for the country's wines after gaining listings for premium lines made with indigenous grapes.
Read more...Winemakers in Victoria, Australia, are hoping to receive visits from more overseas buyers in a scheme sponsored by the state government.
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